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Linda Rook: Complaints about show unfair

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08/13/2014 01:00:00 AM MDT

I was appalled by the responses from Boulder County and the parents who complained about the Little Liz side show at the County Fair. The message they sent to Liz and other people of small stature is disturbing. The challenges of dwarfism are many and to disrespect her by saying there is an ‘ick” factor to being different is incomprehensible. People come in all sizes and the parents of the children who were disturbed by Liz missed a great opportunity to teach their children to accept people who are diverse. There is nothing in this article that indicates Liz was exploited and now she has to suffer the consequences of discrimination.

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